Category Archives: Corporate Surveillance

Sep 05
2022

Suspect All Apps

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Cloak Meister

Two stories this week: Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records, taken from apps on 250M mobile devices, and it is cheap, just a few thousand per year. The data can create location analyses known … Continue reading →

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Sep 28
2021

ShadowDragon – Social Surveillance

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Cloak Meister

In case you didn’t already know, anything you put online can come back and bite you. ShadowDragon allows police to suck in data from social media and other internet sources, including Amazon, dating apps, and the dark web, so they … Continue reading →

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May 10
2020

Apps That Use Location Data

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Cloak Meister

When you give an app permission to access location data, it is usually for a sensible reason – for example an app that lets you find where you parker your car. So you allow it to do its thing. What … Continue reading →

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Dec 11
2018

Anonymous Location Data – Not Anonymous

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Cloak Meister

If all of your details are removed from your location data, is it anonymous? No, because people have homes and jobs that they go to most days. And pretty much every combination of home and job location is unique and … Continue reading →

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Jul 14
2018

Regulating Facial Recognition

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Cloak Meister

While privacy laws around such thinks as spam email have evolved alongside the technological advancements, the same cannot be said about real world privacy. Current laws were drafted when hand-held video cameras had poor resolution, before surveillance cameras were everywhere, … Continue reading →

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Apr 21
2018

Big Brother in the Sky

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Cloak Meister

I’m yet to work out if Bill Gates is a good guy or not. I’m sure he believes he only does good (these days), but self-judgement isn’t something everyone has. He has invested in a global live satellite video project … Continue reading →

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Oct 07
2017

Identifying Someone from Anonymised GPS Tracking

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Cloak Meister

Many smartphone apps record your travels vias GPS. Even if the data is stripped of any personal information (like your login or phone number), there is usually enough to learn a whole lot about you, even your name and address. … Continue reading →

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Jun 22
2017

Black Box Buildings

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Cloak Meister

Some future citizens will crave privacy in a world saturated with surveillance. Here’s a way for them to conduct their lives privately outside of their homes: Ground floor – shopping centre – full of surveillance. First floor – offices – no surveillance … Continue reading →

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Feb 19
2017

Office Monitoring Has Begun

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Cloak Meister

Because legally an employer can track anything you do at work (except for bathroom breaks), it is clear what the end result will be – total tracking. The only question is how long it will take to become commonplace. The … Continue reading →

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May 18
2016

Passport Acquires Verizon

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Cloak Meister

Company from the future Passport has announced that they will be buying Verizon in a cash and stock deal. This means that a company that has made its name monitoring and tracking drones and other vehicles, will now be in control of a … Continue reading →

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